Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard Director of Marketing & Digital Assets
11/21/23 9:04 a.m.
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A year ago, as we were writing about building better door bars in our LFX-swapped Miata, we included this sentence:  “(And before you email us, yes: Our Miata’s front down bar is in a less than ideal position. We’ll address that in a future update.)”

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Msterbee
Msterbee Reader
11/21/23 1:57 p.m.

Am I the only person with a cage-building fetish?  

Rgvkiwi
Rgvkiwi New Reader
11/21/23 2:07 p.m.

I know you said removing the down tube from the A-pillar ankle saves a broken ankle but it sure looks weird not going up to and tying in around the A-pillar footing....I don't think that would pass here in New Zealand being a few inches back.

lotusseven7 (Forum Supporter)
lotusseven7 (Forum Supporter) Dork
11/22/23 7:05 a.m.

Instead of putting the A-pillar downtube onto a "plinth box", I cut the tube into a plate formed along the inner sill. All of the Spec Miata cages that I've done are like this and I find it a cleaner installation with more leg room and no chance of ankle/heel/foot injury in the event of a collision. Just my way of doing it.

 

 

 

 

 

Rgvkiwi
Rgvkiwi New Reader
11/22/23 2:07 p.m.

Thats a lot like mine  too. New Zealand.

ThumperUSMC
ThumperUSMC New Reader
11/25/23 11:52 a.m.

Question, really... Do you know or can you recommend someone in the Pacific Northwest area that can, and is willing to do a Corvette Convertible roll cage that will not "destroy" the lines of the car and will still allow being able to put the top up for those rainy days the Northwest is infamous for? Right now I am limited to solo with the roll bar setup I have...

ARrotard
ARrotard New Reader
1/15/24 11:23 p.m.

Why not just install a MiataCage?

Datsun240ZGuy
Datsun240ZGuy MegaDork
1/15/24 11:53 p.m.

Why? Cause you guys like to party.

Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard Publisher
1/16/24 12:54 a.m.
ARrotard said:

Why not just install a MiataCage?

I put one of those in our last Miata chassis, and loved the kit. And it let one of our drivers walk away from a hit bad enough to red flag the race; they make great cages.
 

But our new cage cost about 1/3 as much to build and is bigger, which is a win/win in my book. 

Driven5
Driven5 PowerDork
1/16/24 11:15 a.m.

I like a lot of the changes, however, the cage in the article still appears to lack any anti-intrusion bars to protect the drivers lower legs and feet from the foot well collapsing in an impact. Wouldn't you want the driver safety cell to protect the whole driver, not stop mid-shin?

 

 

VolvoHeretic
VolvoHeretic Dork
1/16/24 12:07 p.m.

In reply to Driven5 :

As discussed in this thread.

Grassrootsmotorsports.com: Cage Design PSA

Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard Publisher
1/16/24 12:08 p.m.

Yeah, I'm adding those in the near future--just ran out of time at Johnny's.

Driven5
Driven5 PowerDork
1/16/24 1:08 p.m.

In reply to Tom Suddard :

Thanks for clarifying.

rjracin240
rjracin240 New Reader
9/24/24 11:57 a.m.

Looking at building a 1995 NA 1.8 for track days and Time Trials, did a quick google search and found a number of vendors with pre bent weld in kits. Anybody have any feedback after using one of the kits???

APEowner
APEowner UltraDork
9/24/24 10:03 p.m.

In reply to rjracin240 :

I really like the cages from miatacage.com.

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